Question 26 Refrigerant-134a enters a diffuser steadily as saturated vapor at 600 kPa with a velocity of 160 m/s, and it leaves at 700 kPa and 40 °C with a velocity of 82 m/s. The refrigerant is gaining heat at a rate of 2 kJ/s as it passes through the diffuser. Determine the decrease in the rate of exergy of refrigerant. Assuming the surroundings to be at 25 °C and 100 kPa. O 1.58 kW O 1.27 kW O 1.44 kW O 1.76 kW

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Refrigerant-134a enters a diffuser steadily as saturated vapor at 600 kPa with a velocity of 160 m/s,
and it leaves at 700 kPa and 40 °C with a velocity of 82 m/s. The refrigerant is gaining heat at a rate
of 2 kJ/s as it passes through the diffuser. Determine the decrease in the rate of exergy of
refrigerant. Assuming the surroundings to be at 25 °C and 100 kPa.
O 1.58 kW
O 1.27 kW
O 1.44 kW
O 1.76 kW
Transcribed Image Text:Question 26 Refrigerant-134a enters a diffuser steadily as saturated vapor at 600 kPa with a velocity of 160 m/s, and it leaves at 700 kPa and 40 °C with a velocity of 82 m/s. The refrigerant is gaining heat at a rate of 2 kJ/s as it passes through the diffuser. Determine the decrease in the rate of exergy of refrigerant. Assuming the surroundings to be at 25 °C and 100 kPa. O 1.58 kW O 1.27 kW O 1.44 kW O 1.76 kW
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